I agree. Board of directors: - Minimal actual work - “Lavish” lifestyle: lots of travel and networking - Fairly influential in the industry - Can get paid $10-50K/year for attending a few meetings per year, per company…
Quants at prop trading or buy-side HFT (not banks). There’s a lot of substance in those jobs (denominator), but the status is insanely high (numerator). Smart. Quants are generally “smart” with diverse software,…
I agree. Board of directors: - Minimal actual work - “Lavish” lifestyle: lots of travel and networking - Fairly influential in the industry - Can get paid $10-50K/year for attending a few meetings per year, per company…
Quants at prop trading or buy-side HFT (not banks). There’s a lot of substance in those jobs (denominator), but the status is insanely high (numerator). Smart. Quants are generally “smart” with diverse software,…